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The first meteor shower of 2021 will illuminate the night sky on New Year’s weekend – CBS News
NASA calls the Quadrantids one of the “best annual meteor showers.”
Between a once-in-a-lifetime comet and the epic meeting of Jupiter and Saturn for the great conjunction, 2020 was a big year for celestial phenomena. But 2021 is starting off strong with the peak of the Quadrantid meteor shower, which NASA calls one of the “best annual meteor showers,” from January 2 into January 3.
What are the Quadrantids?
According to NASA, the Quadrantids return each year between December 28 and January 12. First seen in 1825, they originate from the small asteroid 1003 EH1,…
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